How do you replace a rear end seal on a Ford?
How do you replace a rear end seal on a Ford?
Pull the drive shaft away, then bend the coat hanger around the drive shaft and hang it from the frame off to the side so it does not rest on the ground. Use your screwdriver to lever the pinion seal out of the differential, again being careful not to score or otherwise damage the sealing surface.
Where are the oil seals on a front wheel drive car?
If there is a leak from the oil seals at the inner ends of front-wheel-drive shafts, the shafts must be removed and the seals renewed – a task best left to a garage. A front-wheel-drive car has oil seals on the drive shafts at the front wheels.
How do you remove a rear drive shaft?
The rear-drive shaft uses a slip yoke in the front to engage the gear box and a bolt-on flange in the rear where it joins the rear differential. Removal of the shaft can be done with basic tools that most home mechanics have in the garage already. Place the transmission of your car in neutral.
What are the seals on the rear differential?
There are two seals commonly referred to as rear end seals in the Ford rear differential, the pinion seal and the differential cover seal. Each of these seals will most likely fail at some point in the life of a Ford vehicle, but replacing either or both is not hard.
If there is a leak from the oil seals at the inner ends of front-wheel-drive shafts, the shafts must be removed and the seals renewed – a task best left to a garage. A front-wheel-drive car has oil seals on the drive shafts at the front wheels.
How does a dynamic seal on a transmission work?
The dynamic seal surrounds a turning shaft. The lip always faces the oil it seals in, and the garter spring provides gentle pressure. Dynamic seals also contain a thin coiled spring, called a ‘garter spring’, which holds the sealing lip in contact with the revolving shaft.
How do you replace the oil seal on a transmission?
The lip (or lips) always faces the oil it is sealing. Some extension oil seals have a collar which has to be tapped out, using a sharp drift. The extension housing seal can usually be replaced without removing the gearbox. Disconnect the propeller shaft from the extension and put a drip tray under the extension.
How do you replace an extension seal on a car?
The extension housing seal can usually be replaced without removing the gearbox. Disconnect the propeller shaft from the extension and put a drip tray under the extension. In most cases you can prise out the with a screwdriver, taking care not to damage the bore.
How often do Ford Expedition rear ends need to be replaced?
We have a 2003 Expedition and it has had the rear end cluthes replaced four times in the last two years. We recently had in the shop again and they decided to replace all the hard parts in the rear end and the cluthes. It was only a week ago it was in the shop and the vehicle is doing it again.
Can you use the rear end of an explorer?
You can use the Explorer rear end as-is (width wise) in your ’67 (you will have to relocate the spring perches).
Why does my Ford Expedition have a rear differential leak?
Took it in for sceduled oil change, dealership came back and said the rear differential has a leak. The service guy explained how we had to pay for all the fluids too because once the differential was opened up for the repair, the fluids are lost.
We have a 2003 Expedition and it has had the rear end cluthes replaced four times in the last two years. We recently had in the shop again and they decided to replace all the hard parts in the rear end and the cluthes. It was only a week ago it was in the shop and the vehicle is doing it again.
What to do if your rear end differential is leaking?
A leaking differential is not really a big deal if it’s comming out of the differential. I would suggest just fixing it yourelf. Just take the bolts out of the back of the cover and pry it off – make sure both surfaces are real clean and then use silicon to seal it back on. There are a number of reasons that seal can start leaking.
Took it in for sceduled oil change, dealership came back and said the rear differential has a leak. The service guy explained how we had to pay for all the fluids too because once the differential was opened up for the repair, the fluids are lost.
You can use the Explorer rear end as-is (width wise) in your ’67 (you will have to relocate the spring perches).
